1. Test your ideas:
To lead to a sale, the consultation must convince the editor that you have a clear idea of what to cover in the article, and what approach you take.
So before writing the letter, believes that his idea through articles carefully, and the image that describes the same article to a friend.
2. Find Your Angle:
Finding the point of view is often a question of reducing its subject. A song like "Sports" is too general, ie close, "Table Tennis" is better. Often, reducing history to a single dimension, for example, focus on a person, place or event – is a salable angle.
When the subject is very popular, which should give the publisher of a new approach. One way is to have an idea as "Overcoming failure" and give a turn to something like "There can be good for you." One need not be exotic to sell something as mundane as "new and improved" has worked on adding a new ingredient to the usual.
3. Research support:
While many questions can be written entirely on their own knowledge, a little research can pay big dividends seduced by the editor. Facts on publishers to sell an idea. Publishers seek consultations with many details: Do not just write that "Last year millions of people suffer from yeast infections." Tell how many millions – and why!
Both the subject and the markets in which it is intended. One reason for the rejection is due to lack of knowledge of the magazine.
4. Your configuration of raw materials:
After you have the basics:
a. The idea
b. The approach made, and
c. market
Then you’re ready to write your query. Good consultation starts strong and never stops until the publisher sold. Follow the two newspapers dictums; The five W’s (who, what, where, when, why), which tells the story immediately, and the "inverted pyramid" that stressed putting the most interesting information first. Lose interest if the editor to save the best for last, and always remember EDITOR’S CUT from the bottom up!
5. 3 main sections to a query:
a. Lead Paragraph
b. Abstract
c. Biography of the Author.
Each has a specific purpose: first, tell the editor what the story is, then why did he / she should buy it, and finally who is going to write.
Lead – is to connect the publisher and make them want to continue reading.
Once you have attracted the attention of the editor, go directly to a summary of the article.
Summary – This section should convince the editor to know where to go to the article, it must expose the cover or will provide information on the subject – only enough to show that his story is real. You can mention his sources. Tell the editor that he will speak, and if they are experts at the forefront of current technology. Here also include a title for the article. Do not spend a lot of time trying to get a provocative title, because titles are often changed by the publisher before publication.
Biography of the author – is the place where it is sold as a writer to the editor, now you’ve sold him the idea. Do not be shy, publishers expect a bit of selling in the bio. There is nothing wrong with saying: "I am highly qualified to write this article because …" if still a compelling reason. Begins his biography with his publishing credits, including journals that are similar to the launch if possible.
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